. When Artemis II left earth’s atmosphere it carried more than astronauts; it carried our questions, our contradictions, and our belief that we can become something better than we have been. I’ve been awe struck by images in the news – both grief stricken and elated. How can we be so full of contradictions? How […]
These next few days hold a rare and beautiful convergence. A new moon. An annular solar eclipse with a ring of fire in the sky. The beginning of the Lunar New Year which is the Year of the Fire Horse. The beginning of Ramadan. Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent. Rosh Chodesh Adar on […]
Many of you are probably lighting your advent candles or eating that first piece of chocolate from your calendar. This is a special month for Christians around the world. It’s also a Holy month for many other religious and spiritual traditions: Hanukkah (Jews), Bodhi Day (Buddhists, Sikhs, Hindus, Jains), Yule (Pagans & Wiccans), Kwanzaa (African […]
In a public Facebook thread, I dared to say ‘Happy Gurpurab’ to the Sikh community this week. I was then told to ‘wake up,’ ‘lay off the pipe,’ ‘go live in India,’ and ‘put a sock in it Nancy pants,” among other insults. Is the light in us gone? Has the soul in us […]